Hello, I'm new to this site and hope someone can assist in my search for information about the Bassanelli and Patroni families from Sernio Italy who emigrated to the Australian goldfields in the early 1900s.

My grandparents, Bonaventura Patroni and Bernadina Bassanelli were from the area and may still have relatives living in Italy. Bonaventura had a brother Cosmo and a sister Maria. Bernadina was one of four children, the other three being Maria, Anna and Joseph.

Since you know the town SERNIO (Sondrio province) and since SERNIO records exist for all BMD's from 1866 to 1929 on microfilm at your nearest Mormon Family History Library(www.familysearch.org) where you can rent the film (obtain companion book Discovering your italian ancestors by Lynn Nelson to interpret documents) OR
You can go to www.angelfire.com/ok3/pearlsofwisdom/saviello2.html on Italian records so that you can request documents from SERNIO freeof charge.

Go to www.tuttitalia.it/lombardia/92-sernio and scroll down to MUNICIPIO for the address to send italian language form letters to UFFICIO DI STATO CIVILE . The normal wait time is from 4-8 weeks and is free of charge. To the right of this website is the tourist info on Sernio. Any questions? get right bac k to us. =Peter=

Hi, I am a Patroni and my Great Great Grandfather came out from Sernio Italy here to Victoria Australia. My GG Grandfather married an Isabella Victoria Penman from the goldfields and then they returned and resided in Brunswick.

vivarci wrote:Hi, I am a Patroni and my Great Great Grandfather came out from Sernio Italy here to Victoria Australia. My GG Grandfather married an Isabella Victoria Penman from the goldfields and then they returned and resided in Brunswick.